AWARDS

Pollinator Advocate Award Farmer - Rancher Award Wildlife Habitat Council Award Cynthia Pratt Laughlin Medal by The Garden Club of America Paul Growald Media Award

North American Pollinator Protection Campaign Pollinator Advocate Award – 2011 Call for Nominees

The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) is pleased to solicit nominees for The 2011 Pollinator Advocate Award. This award recognizes individuals and/or organizations recipients in Canada, the United States, and Mexico that have contributed significantly to pollinator species protection and conservation and to public education resulting in increased awareness of the importance of pollination. All activities that contribute significantly toward pollinator conservation will be considered, including, but not limited to, on-the-ground projects, educational programs, development of policies and partnerships, research on pollinators, advocacy for pollinators, or management activities that promote pollinators. Please note: NAPPC partners are not eligible. You can submit more than one nomination.

Recipients will be recognized during the NAPPC Reception at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. on Tuesday October 25th, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, or in their hometown if they are unable to attend.
                                                                                                                                                   
Download your application form here and return it to Vicki Wojcik at the Pollinator Partnership by Monday August 15, 2011. Awardees will be notified no later than August 22, 2011 to allow for travel arrangements.

The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) and the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) are pleased to solicit nominees for the 2011 Farmer-Rancher Pollinator Conservation Award. This award recognizes an individual or family in the farm and ranch community in the U.S. who has contributed significantly to pollinator species protection and conservation on working and wild lands. NAPPC and NACD, through their recognition and appreciation of these individuals and organizations, encourage their conservation stewardship and hope to catalyze future actions on behalf of pollinators through public recognition of the award winner.

The recipients of the 2011 award will be recognized during an evening reception at the Smithsonian Institution on Tuesday October 25, 2010 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in Washington D.C., or in their hometown if they are unable to attend.

Download your application form here and return it to Vicki Wojcik at the Pollinator Partnership by Monday August 15, 2011. Awardees will be notified no later than August 22, 2011 to allow for travel arrangements.

Sabrina Malach - Canada Press Release for Sabrina Malach Ms. Malach was the driving force behind the first ever Canadian Pollinator Week celebrated July 21 to July 26, 2010 across the city of Toronto. Pollinator Week activities included public lectures by Dr. Lawrence Parker, a global expert on bees; artistic instillations highlighting pollinator species; and guided pollinator safari tours in the Brickworks park lands. Visitors to the event took away more then just an appreciation for pollinators in the city – the learnt how they could become partners in a growing effort to conserve pollinating species in landscapes across North America. Ms. Malach is already working on plans for Pollinator Week 2011. Musée de l’abeille - Canada Press Release for Musee Abeille other press releases: www.musee-abeille.com For the past 20 years, the Musée de l’abeille has been delighting and educating visitors on the importance of honey bees in our daily lives, in the livelihoods of our farmers, and in our local economies.  This local institution has developed exhibits and tours that reach every age group. A unique element of the Musée de l’abeille is the focus on the economy of honey and honey products that lets visitors know just how connected they are to the work of bees.  With over 25,000 visits a year, the Musée de l’abeille is making an impression on young and old. Tammy Horn, Ph.D. – USA Press Release for Tammy Horn Dr. Horn has worked for years with honey bees and has been a true advocate of their conservation and protection. Her recent efforts in Appalachian coal country with apiforestation has gained her this recognition. Dr. Horn has been able to work across disciplines and has brought together multiple stakeholders that often have divergent interests, all for the sake of honey bees. The practice of reclaiming coal mine lands by planting trees, shrubs and other vegetation and establishing healthy working “beeyards” is now in place and strong partnerships have been developed between unlikely parties. Humberto Berlanga – Mexico Press Release for Humberto Berlanga Mr. Berlanga has achieved ineradicable results in avian conservation within Mexico and for the first time has coordination national and international efforts for the conservation of important avian species and their habitats. Migratory pollinators that travel between Mexico and the United States and Canada have been a big focus of Mr. Berlanga. His work has set up monitoring and observation station along important migratory routes that will collect valuable data for future conservation and habitat protection Alcee L. Hasting, U.S. House of Representatives – USA Press Release for Alcee Hastings other press releases: www.alceehastings.house.gov Representative Hastings has been a strong pollinator advocate and a true conservation leader, achieving the first-ever pollinator-specific provisions in the 2008 Farm Bill, which led to pollinator-beneficial initiatives in major conservation programs and research funding. In addition, Hastings has increased baseline funding for USDA, ARS pollinator research and for ongoing pollinator initiatives and funding in the USDA, NIFA competitive grants program. A lead voice in increasing pollinator awareness, Hastings co-chaired and co-founded the first-ever bipartisan Congressional Pollinator Protection Caucus (CP2C) in 2010, and has been a strong supporter of local Pollinator Week activities in his home state of Florida.  Representative Hastings has worked to provide researchers and land managers with the tools to protect and promote a valuable and irreplaceable natural resource.

2008
José Sarakhan, Ph. D. UNAM, Mexico
Kevin Carver, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Dave White, NRCS – Montana State Conservationist

2007
José Ignacio Cuadriello Aguilar, Universidad de Guadalajara
Vicki Beard, City of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Jim Wiker, Illinois Natural History Survey

2006
Jim Dyer, Environment Canada
Francisco Molina, Ph.D., National University of Mexico
Betsy Croker, Ph.D., Senate Committee on Agriculture
Vincent J. Tepedino, Ph.D., USDA

2005
Dale Bosworth, U.S. Forest Service
Bruce Knight, USDA NRCS
Ron Krystynak, Canadian Embassy
Don Pedro Cahun Uh, Tihosuco, Mexico

National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) - NAPPC Farmer Rancher Pollinator Conservation Award Winners

2009
James Anthony “Tony” Thompson

2008
Chuck Hurd, Lister Acres

2007
Mike Omeg, Omeg Orchards

2006
John Keeley

Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) NAPPC Pollinator Protection Award Winners

2010
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Model City New York Facility
WHC Pollinator Friendly Practices Award PowerPoint
Changing the Corporate Aesthetic PowerPoint

2009
MONSANTO COMPANY
Creve Coeur World Headquarters

2008
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Wheelabrator Saugus, J.V.

2007
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER
Flint Creek Plant
Gentry, Arkansas

2006
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.
Busch Agricultural Resources, Inc.
Jonesboro Rice Mill
Jonesboro, Arkansas

2005
LAFARGE NORTH AMERICA INC.
Freedom Plant
Delevan, New York

2004
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
Saginaw Malleable Iron Plant
Saginaw, Michigan

2003
PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
Monroeville Technical Center
Monroeville, Pennsylvania

Cynthia Pratt Laughlin Medal by The Garden Club of America

2011



The Pollinator Partnership (P2) was presented the prestigious Cynthia Pratt Laughlin Medal by The Garden Club of America at its annual awards ceremony on April 30 in Indianapolis, Indiana. P2 is the twenty-second recipient of this national medal, awarded for “outstanding achievement in environmental protection and the maintenance of the quality of life.”
Learn more about the award here.

Paul J. Growald Pollinator Media Award Winners

2009
E.O. Wilson

The first ever recipient of the Paul J. Growald Pollinator Media Award.